There is no capacity today or proven method of CO2 removal at any scale - though this is now unavoidable.​ The working prototype of the best and safest method is mechanical air removal with chemical conversion to solid carbonate. Rapid REPLACEMENT of all world fossil fuel energy by clean, zero-carbon energy must and can start immediately.

US temperatures are 10-15 years ahead of global average Article January 11, 2017

Evidence from the top of the atmosphere to the depths of the oceans, ...tells an unambiguous story: the planet is warming, and ..., this warming has been driven primarily by human activity—predominantly the burning of fossil fuels. (US Climate Assessment)

15 May 2018 Climate change: An 'existential threat' to most life on the planet, ​including and especially humankind, UN chief warns global summit, ​and the age of fossil fuels must be ended.VIDEO of the historic statement by UN ​Secretary-General António Guterres

9 June 2018 We face a global emergency’ over oceans: UN chief sounds the alarm at G7 Summit event.​Mr. Guterres noted that commitments are not worth anything “unless we accept that we face a global emergency.”